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A legendary St. Albert soccer coach who led local teams to national glory has died. St. Albert resident and retired soccer coach Herman Kochan died Feb. 25 at Edmonton's St. Joseph's Auxiliary Hospital. He was 77.

After almost 20 years of dishing up breakfast, lunch and dinner, the owner of Krickets Café is hanging up his apron. John Tzoumas, 72, has sold the property located on Liberton Drive to John Engel, owner of Mission Fun & Games. Sunday was the last day of business for Krickets.

The Alberta Liberals have named their candidate in the race for the Spruce Grove-St. Albert riding. Cpl. Chris Austin, a military police officer at the Edmonton Garrison, will carry the party’s banner in the next campaign.

A shortage of family doctors in St. Albert appears to be as severe as ever while the city continues its efforts to attract more. There are roughly 60 family physicians in St. Albert but only two are accepting new patients, leaving many St.

There's nothing like the sight of nearly 1,000 people – mostly teenagers and many dressed in outlandish costumes – descending on the foyer of a local high school, a trio of bagpipers piping in the procession with a grand bellowing parade march.

They are a small number – about 200 among millions – but a St. Albert group is confident that by being part of a worldwide movement called Kony 2012, they can make a difference.

It’s been 25 years since the original man in motion rolled across Canada and 33 other countries and into the hearts of many.

Alberta could finish the fiscal year in the black or close to it thanks to high oil prices, said Finance Minister Ron Liepert to a group of party faithful Wednesday morning.

When was the last time you had seven meals in one day? According to Brittany Uchach, that’s what we should all do every day in order to get and stay healthy.

Anyone expecting a rosy atmosphere at St. Albert Botanic Park last Saturday would have been in for a surprise. Instead of perfume, the planting room was full of the pungent odour of fresh, slightly damp soil.